List of Kiribati records in Olympic weightlifting explained

The following are the national records in Olympic weightlifting in Kiribati. Records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts by the Kiribati Weightlifting Association.

Current records

Men

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55 kg
Snatch
Clean & Jerk
Total
61 kg
Snatch	100 kg	Kaimauri Erati	20 November 2023	Pacific Games	Honiara, Solomon Islands	^[1]
Clean & Jerk	120 kg	Kaimauri Erati	20 November 2023	Pacific Games	Honiara, Solomon Islands	^[2]
Total	220 kg	Kaimauri Erati	20 November 2023	Pacific Games	Honiara, Solomon Islands	^[3]
67 kg
Snatch	122 kg	Ruben Katoatau	July 2019	Pacific Games	Apia, Samoa	^[4]
Clean & Jerk	160 kg	Ruben Katoatau	July 2019	Pacific Games	Apia, Samoa	^[5]
Total	282 kg	Ruben Katoatau	July 2019	Pacific Games	Apia, Samoa	^[6]
73 kg
Snatch	124 kg	Taretiita Tabaroua	July 2019	Pacific Games	Apia, Samoa	^[7]
Clean and Jerk	158 kg	Taretiita Tabaroua	July 2019	Pacific Games	Apia, Samoa	^[8]
Total	282 kg	Taretiita Tabaroua	July 2019	Pacific Games	Apia, Samoa	^[9]
81 kg
Snatch	136 kg	Ruben Katoatau	10 September 2023	World Championships	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	^[10]
Clean and Jerk	172 kg	Ruben Katoatau	10 September 2023	World Championships	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	^[11]
Total	308 kg	Ruben Katoatau	10 September 2023	World Championships	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	^[12]
89 kg
Snatch
Clean and Jerk
Total
96 kg
Snatch
Clean and Jerk
Total
102 kg
Snatch	142 kg	David Katoatau	13 July 2019	Pacific Games	Apia, Samoa	^[13]
Clean and Jerk	196 kg	David Katoatau	13 July 2019	Pacific Games	Apia, Samoa	^[14]
Total	338 kg	David Katoatau	13 July 2019	Pacific Games	Apia, Samoa	^[15]
109 kg
Snatch
Clean and Jerk
Total
+109 kg
Snatch
Clean and Jerk
Total

Women

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45 kg
Snatch	52 kg	Tebora Willy	9 July 2019	Pacific Games	Apia, Samoa	^[16]
Clean & Jerk	67 kg	Tebora Willy	9 July 2019	Pacific Games	Apia, Samoa	^[17]
Total	119 kg	Tebora Willy	9 July 2019	Pacific Games	Apia, Samoa	^[18]
49 kg
Snatch
Clean & Jerk
Total
55 kg
Snatch
Clean & Jerk
Total
59 kg
Snatch	53 kg	Tabureiti Mauika	21 November 2023	Pacific Games	Honiara, Solomon Islands	^[19]
Clean & Jerk	75 kg	Tabureiti Mauika	21 November 2023	Pacific Games	Honiara, Solomon Islands	^[20]
Total	128 kg	Tabureiti Mauika	21 November 2023	Pacific Games	Honiara, Solomon Islands	^[21]
64 kg
Snatch	60 kg	Teangiro Taauta	21 November 2023	Pacific Games	Honiara, Solomon Islands	^[22]
Clean & Jerk	75 kg	Teangiro Taauta	21 November 2023	Pacific Games	Honiara, Solomon Islands	^[23]
Total	135 kg	Teangiro Taauta	21 November 2023	Pacific Games	Honiara, Solomon Islands	^[24]
71 kg
Snatch
Clean & Jerk
Total
76 kg
Snatch
Clean & Jerk
Total
81 kg
Snatch
Clean & Jerk
Total
87 kg
Snatch
Clean & Jerk
Total
+87 kg
Snatch
Clean & Jerk
Total

Historical records

Men (1998–2018)

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56 kg
Snatch	69 kg	Tibwere Kuaaba	23 May 2016	Oceania Championships	Suva, Fiji	^[25]
Clean and jerk	81 kg	Tibwere Kuaaba	23 May 2016	Oceania Championships	Suva, Fiji	^[26]
Total	150 kg	Tibwere Kuaaba	23 May 2016	Oceania Championships	Suva, Fiji	^[27]
62 kg
Snatch	90 kg	Takirua Betero	5 April 2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	^[28]
Clean & Jerk	120 kg	Takirua Betero	5 December 2017	Pacific Mini Games	Port Vila, Vanuatu	^[29]
Total	210 kg	Takirua Betero	5 April 2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	^[30]
69 kg
Snatch	120 kg	Ruben Katoatau	6 April 2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	^[31]
Clean & Jerk	160 kg	Ruben Katoatau	6 April 2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	^[32]
Total	280 kg	Ruben Katoatau	6 April 2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	^[33]
77 kg
Snatch	130 kg	Taretiita Tabaroua	7 April 2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	^[34]
Clean and jerk	170 kg	Taretiita Tabaroua	21 September 2017	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	^[35]
Total	298 kg	Taretiita Tabaroua	6 December 2017	Pacific Mini Games	Port Vila, Vanuatu	^[36]
85 kg
Snatch	127 kg	Takenibeia Toromon	26 May 2016	Oceania Championships	Suva, Fiji	^[37]
Clean and jerk	165 kg	Takenibeia Toromon	26 May 2016	Oceania Championships	Suva, Fiji	^[38]
Total	292 kg	Takenibeia Toromon	26 May 2016	Oceania Championships	Suva, Fiji	^[39]
94 kg
Snatch
Clean and jerk
Total
105 kg
Snatch	148 kg	David Katoatau	28 May 2016	Oceania Championships	Suva, Fiji	^[40]
Clean and jerk	206 kg	David Katoatau	5 September 2013		Wallis and Futuna
Total	350 kg	David Katoatau	26 November 2015	World Championships	Houston, United States
+105 kg
Snatch
Clean and jerk
Total

Women (1998–2018)

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48 kg
Snatch
Clean and jerk
Total
53 kg
Snatch
Clean and jerk
Total
58 kg
Snatch
Clean and jerk
Total
63 kg
Snatch
Clean and jerk
Total
69 kg
Snatch	73 kg	Tiiau Bakaekiri	8 April 2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	^[41]
Clean and jerk	95 kg	Tiiau Bakaekiri	8 April 2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	^[42]
Total	168 kg	Tiiau Bakaekiri	8 April 2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	^[43]
75 kg
Snatch
Clean and jerk
Total
+75 kg
Snatch
Clean and jerk
Total

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pacific Games + Oceania Championships Results. IWF. 8 March 2024.
2. Web site: Pacific Games + Oceania Championships Results. IWF. 8 March 2024.
3. Web site: Pacific Games + Oceania Championships Results. IWF. 8 March 2024.
4. Web site: Pacific Games Apia - Sam 09.07.2019 - 15.07.2019 Contents (Senior). https://web.archive.org/web/20190718143949/http://www.oceaniaweightlifting.com/Portals/0/results/owf-results/2019PG.pdf?ver=2019-07-18-123626-010. 18 July 2019. www.oceaniaweightlifting.com.
5. Web site: Pacific Games Apia - Sam 09.07.2019 - 15.07.2019 Contents (Senior). https://web.archive.org/web/20190718143949/http://www.oceaniaweightlifting.com/Portals/0/results/owf-results/2019PG.pdf?ver=2019-07-18-123626-010. 18 July 2019. www.oceaniaweightlifting.com.
6. Web site: Pacific Games Apia - Sam 09.07.2019 - 15.07.2019 Contents (Senior). https://web.archive.org/web/20190718143949/http://www.oceaniaweightlifting.com/Portals/0/results/owf-results/2019PG.pdf?ver=2019-07-18-123626-010. 18 July 2019. www.oceaniaweightlifting.com.
7. Web site: Pacific Games Apia - Sam 09.07.2019 - 15.07.2019 Contents (Senior). https://web.archive.org/web/20190718143949/http://www.oceaniaweightlifting.com/Portals/0/results/owf-results/2019PG.pdf?ver=2019-07-18-123626-010. 18 July 2019. www.oceaniaweightlifting.com.
8. Web site: Pacific Games Apia - Sam 09.07.2019 - 15.07.2019 Contents (Senior). https://web.archive.org/web/20190718143949/http://www.oceaniaweightlifting.com/Portals/0/results/owf-results/2019PG.pdf?ver=2019-07-18-123626-010. 18 July 2019. www.oceaniaweightlifting.com.
9. Web site: Pacific Games Apia - Sam 09.07.2019 - 15.07.2019 Contents (Senior). https://web.archive.org/web/20190718143949/http://www.oceaniaweightlifting.com/Portals/0/results/owf-results/2019PG.pdf?ver=2019-07-18-123626-010. 18 July 2019. www.oceaniaweightlifting.com.
10. Web site: 2023 IWF World Championships Results. IWF. 11 September 2023.
11. Web site: 2023 IWF World Championships Results. IWF. 11 September 2023.
12. Web site: 2023 IWF World Championships Results. IWF. 11 September 2023.
13. Web site: Pacific Games Apia - Sam 09.07.2019 - 15.07.2019 Contents (Senior). https://web.archive.org/web/20190718143949/http://www.oceaniaweightlifting.com/Portals/0/results/owf-results/2019PG.pdf?ver=2019-07-18-123626-010. 18 July 2019. www.oceaniaweightlifting.com.
14. Web site: 2019 Pacific Games, Oceania & Commonwealth Championships - Results. OWF. 18 July 2019.
15. Web site: Pacific Games Apia - Sam 09.07.2019 - 15.07.2019 Contents (Senior). https://web.archive.org/web/20190718143949/http://www.oceaniaweightlifting.com/Portals/0/results/owf-results/2019PG.pdf?ver=2019-07-18-123626-010. 18 July 2019. www.oceaniaweightlifting.com.
16. Web site: Men's 55kg; Women's 49 kg and 55 kg . Inside the Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20190709121641/https://www.insidethegames.biz/games/49/results . 9 July 2019 . 9 July 2019.
17. Web site: Men's 55kg; Women's 49 kg and 55 kg . Inside the Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20190709121641/https://www.insidethegames.biz/games/49/results . 9 July 2019 . 9 July 2019.
18. Web site: Men's 55kg; Women's 49 kg and 55 kg . Inside the Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20190709121641/https://www.insidethegames.biz/games/49/results . 9 July 2019 . 9 July 2019.
19. Web site: Women's 59 kg Class Results. sol2023.gems.pro. 23 November 2023.
20. Web site: Women's 59 kg Class Results. sol2023.gems.pro. 23 November 2023.
21. Web site: Women's 59 kg Class Results. sol2023.gems.pro. 23 November 2023.
22. Web site: Women's 64 kg Class – Snatch Results. sol2023.gems.pro. 23 November 2023.
23. Web site: Women's 64 kg Class – Clean & Jerk Results. sol2023.gems.pro. 23 November 2023.
24. Web site: Women's 64 kg Class – Total Results. sol2023.gems.pro. 23 November 2023.
25. Web site: Oceania Weightlifting Championships 2016 Results. Oceania Weightlifting Federation. 28 May 2016. 19 August 2016.
26. Web site: Oceania Weightlifting Championships 2016 Results. Oceania Weightlifting Federation. 28 May 2016. 19 August 2016.
27. Web site: Oceania Weightlifting Championships 2016 Results. Oceania Weightlifting Federation. 28 May 2016. 19 August 2016.
28. Web site: Men's 62kg Results. BBC. 5 April 2018. 5 April 2018.
29. Web site: Men's 62kg Results. van2017.com. 5 December 2017. 5 December 2017.
30. Web site: Men's 62kg Results. BBC. 5 April 2018. 5 April 2018.
31. Web site: Men's 69kg Results. gc2018.com. 6 April 2018. 13 April 2018.
32. Web site: Men's 69kg Results. gc2018.com. 6 April 2018. 13 April 2018.
33. Web site: Men's 69kg Results. gc2018.com. 6 April 2018. 13 April 2018.
34. Web site: Men's 77kg Results. gc2018.com. 7 April 2018. 13 April 2018.
35. Web site: Men's 77kg Results. ashgabat2017.com. 21 September 2017. 28 September 2017.
36. Web site: Men's 77kg Results. van2017.com. 6 December 2017. 6 December 2017.
37. Web site: Oceania Weightlifting Championships 2016 Results. Oceania Weightlifting Federation. 28 May 2016. 19 August 2016.
38. Web site: Oceania Weightlifting Championships 2016 Results. Oceania Weightlifting Federation. 28 May 2016. 19 August 2016.
39. Web site: Oceania Weightlifting Championships 2016 Results. Oceania Weightlifting Federation. 28 May 2016. 19 August 2016.
40. Web site: Oceania Weightlifting Championships 2016 Results. Oceania Weightlifting Federation. 28 May 2016. 19 August 2016.
41. Web site: Women's 69kg Results. gc2018.com. 8 April 2018. 13 April 2018.
42. Web site: Women's 69kg Results. gc2018.com. 8 April 2018. 13 April 2018.
43. Web site: Women's 69kg Results. gc2018.com. 8 April 2018. 13 April 2018.